Address

Tweed Shire Council

The focus of the Community Development Team is underpinned by social justice principles to support individuals and groups of people to effect change and participate more fully in community life. Since 1999, the NSW Division of Local Government has focused on Community Development and all NSW councils are required to develop social/community plans. Then, in February 2000, the NSW Government's Social Justice Directions statement was released which embodies the following key principles to be included in all social/community plans:

Equity - there should be fairness in the distribution of resources with particular care taken to protect the interests of marginalised groups

Access - all people should be able to get to and use public facilities, regardless of their social or economic circumstances

Participation - all people should have the maximum opportunity to participate in decisions that affect their lives

Rights - equality of rights should be established and promoted regardless of linguistic, racial or religious diversity